On today’s episode, highlights from Variety’s annual Showrunners Breakfast include heartfelt remarks from Ryan Murphy on how he was inspired by Norman Lear and “All in the Family" as he received Variety's Norman Lear Creative Conscience Award. And five Emmy-nominated showrunners discuss television then and now as they offer advice to next-generation creatives. The participants are Ashley Nicole Black (“Shrinking”), Debora Cahn (“The Diplomat”), Dan Harmon (“Rick and Morty”), Jeff Luini (“Welcome to Wrexham”) and Jonathan Tropper (“Your Friends and Neighbors”).

<p>On today&rsquo;s episode, highlights from <em>Variety</em>&rsquo;s annual Showrunners Breakfast include heartfelt remarks from Ryan Murphy on how he was inspired by Norman Lear and &ldquo;All in the Family" as he received Variety's Norman Lear Creative Conscience Award. And five Emmy-nominated showrunners discuss television then and now as they offer advice to next-generation creatives. The participants are Ashley Nicole Black (&ldquo;Shrinking&rdquo;), Debora Cahn (&ldquo;The Diplomat&rdquo;), Dan Harmon (&ldquo;Rick and Morty&rdquo;), Jeff Luini (&ldquo;Welcome to Wrexham&rdquo;) and Jonathan Tropper (&ldquo;Your Friends and Neighbors&rdquo;).</p>

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